Book Briefs

PUB. DATE

November 2004

SOURCE

Book Publishing Report;11/29/2004, Vol. 29 Issue 46, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on developments related to the books publishing industry in the U.S. as of November 2004. Acquisition by Simon & Schuster Inc. of the rights to a sports gambling book; Purchase by Gotham Book of the rights to Lynne Truss' book; Selection of SBC Communications Inc. as the Wi-Fi service provider for Barnes & Noble Inc.

Reports on developments in the U.S. book industries and trade as of October 14, 2002. HaperCollins' purchase of the world rights to 'Infectious Greed: The Fall of Enron,' by 'Wall Street Journal' staffers John Emshwiller and Rebecca Smith; Simon and Schuster's decision to produce a booklet on...

The article offers news related to the publishing industry as of January 2, 2006. Brenda Marsh was named vice-president of author relations for Barnes & Noble. There has been increase in backlist sales in 2005 at Simon & Schuster. Hilary Schupf has resigned as director of publicity at Pocket...

The article explores the impact of the financial problems facing book retailer Borders on the book industry, particularly the publishers. It relates the response of publishers to the proposal of Borders to turn the delayed payments owed to publishers into interest-bearing notes. Due to the...

Comments on the Canadian government's granting of permission for U.S. publishing company Simon and Schuster to acquire Distican. Rules about ownership in the Canadian book industry; Ownership policy's objective of strengthening an indigenous cultural industry; Call for Canadian Heritage...

The article discusses issues surrounding the move by Simon & Schuster's (S&S) of changing its contracts to retain rights to a book even if the title remains only in electronic form. S&S has defended its action as one that is necessary if the company is to be able to exploit what it sees as a...

Reports on developments concerning book publishers and publishing as of May 15, 2000. Key personnel changes at Penguin Group; Suzanne Baboneau's appointment as fiction publisher at Simon & Schuster in Great Britain.